Riccardo Giacconi dies

pachyderm · 12-15-2018, 10:45 AM

Riccardo Giacconi, 87, Explorer of the Universe Through X-Rays, Dies - The New York Times

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Riccardo Giacconi, an astrophysicist who won the Nobel Prize for pioneering the study of the universe through the X-rays emitted by the most violent actors in the cosmos, including black holes, exploding stars and galumphing clouds of galaxies, died on Sunday in the La Jolla section of San Diego. He was 87.

A famous space- and astrophysicist.

88Butterfly88 · 12-15-2018, 10:48 AM

Rest in peace

moontrail · 12-17-2018, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by pachyderm

A famous space- and astrophysicist.

He wasn't a dedicated student very early on, then he went on to do all that. Inspirational.

12-15-2018, 10:48 AM	#2
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